WordPress plugin comparison

ChannelSale vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

ChannelSale

by ChannelSale

20+ installs5.0

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

by WooCommerce

500K+ installs2.1

At a glance

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has more active installs: 500K+, against 20+ for ChannelSale.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is downloaded about 12,234 times, ChannelSale about 3.
ChannelSale is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 2.1 from 106 reviews.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 9, 2026 for ChannelSale.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for ChannelSale.

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	ChannelSale	WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Popular rank	#27,318	#115
Active installs	20+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	58	739.6K
Rating	5.0(21)	2.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.24	×1.55
Last release	2 months ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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